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The Mount Cashel Orphanage, known locally as the Mount Cashel Boys' Home, was a boys' orphanage located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The orphanage was operated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers , and became infamous for a sexual abuse scandal and cover-up by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and NL justice officials.
This is a list of notable people who are from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province. This list also includes people associated with the former English, and later British colony of Newfoundland and the dominion of Newfoundland .
Newfoundland was a British colony for nearly two centuries until 1949, when it became a province of Canada. That makes Newfoundland English have features similar to those found in the English of the West Country. They include the use of certain vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
The name faded after the province's boundaries were extended in 1881 and 1912. [12] [10] "The Land of 100,000 Lakes" – dated provincial slogan, formerly used in tourism campaigns; also formerly used on its license plates from 1971 to 1975. "Canada's Heart Beats" – Travel Manitoba's slogan since 2014. [13]
This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada.Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
The top names for boys in the early 20th century included John, William, James, George, Robert and Richard.
Site name Reference Location 4900 土 230 Beaches [47] In the center of Bonavista Bay. 4540 土 135 Cape Cove I [48] [49] On the East of Newfoundland North of Bonavista Bay. 3410 土 100 Port au Choix cemetery [50] On the Northern Peninsula on the coast of the Bay of Lawrence around Port au Choix. 3270 土 50 Gould Site [51]
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